Re: CHAT: F.L.O.E.S.
| From: | Paul Bennett <paul-bennett@...> |
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| Date: | Friday, February 27, 2004, 23:56 |
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On Sat, 28 Feb 2004 10:07:08 +1100, Tristan McLeay <kesuari@...>
wrote:
> --- jcowan@REUTERSHEALTH.COM wrote: > Carlos Thompson
> scripsit:
>>
>> /sVm"brejrow/ as an English borrowing of _sombrero_
>> does not tell you
>> its meaning, which is "traditional Mexican hat".
>
> Pronounced /sOmbre:rVw/ here :)
>
YAEPT: /sQmb'r\E:r\U/ (Low Register) or /sQmb'r\E:r\oU/ (High Register) by
this "mangalect" speaker.
And, of course, /sQmb'r:Er:Q?/ when I'm being silly, although it's not
often I get the chance to say the word in those contexts.
Paul